Corporate Controller

Position Summary

The Corporate Controller owns the integrity of 1915 South's financial records across all legal entities. The role runs the accounting operation end to end: general ledger, month-end and year-end close, all reconciliations, technical accounting, internal controls, and AP/AR process.

The Corporate Controller owns the integrity of 1915 South's financial records across all legal entities. The Corporate Controller owns the integrity of 1915 South's financial records across all legal entities. This is a build role as much as a stewardship role. 1915 South has recently migrated its general ledger, restructured its class and cost-center reporting, and is integrating an acquisition. The Controller is expected to establish the control environment, documentation, and close discipline a company of this size and complexity requires.

The Controller partners closely with FP&A and reports directly to the Chief Finance & Strategy Officer.

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close calendar; drive close to deadline across all legal entities
• Own multi-entity consolidation and the class and cost-center structure; maintain the chart of accounts and enforce consistent coding
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and depreciation with support that will stand up to audit

• Own the balance-sheet review process: every material account reconciled and tied out monthly, general ledger to subledger, bank, and third-party source
• Establish and operate a documented bank reconciliation control covering all accounts
• Own the monthly reconciliation of the customer deposit subledger to the general ledger
• Establish and maintain internal controls over cash, inventory, and the procure-to-pay and order-to-cash cycles, including a documented delegation of authority

• Own lease accounting under ASC 842, including the schedule and the related-party lease population
• Own the fixed-asset register and depreciation, maintained in the ledger rather than reconstructed at audit
• Own recurring estimates and reserves: inventory reserve, allowance for credit losses, self-insurance IBNR, and goodwill triggering-event assessment. Document the methodology for each
• Own related-party and intercompany account maintenance and the supporting disclosure detail

• Produce monthly financial statements with variance analysis for leadership review
• Supply tied-out inputs for lender compliance reporting and covenant certificates; label every figure by reporting basis and never blend bases without disclosure
• Serve as the primary liaison to the external audit and tax firms and own the audit request process

• Lead, train, and develop the accounting team including the offshore desk; set priorities, review work, and own the first-level review that establishes segregation of duties
• Serve as the accounting owner for STORIS (retail ERP) and Quick Books Enterprise; own the integrity of the STORIS-to-ledger flow and partner with the AI and Enterprise Systems team on automation
• Write and maintain documented procedures for every accounting cycle, and build cross-coverage so no critical recurring task depends on one person

• Days to close: monthly close complete and reviewed within the published close calendar; reviewed monthly
• Balance-sheet integrity: material accounts reconciled and cleared within the close window, with no aged unexplained items; reviewed monthly
• Audit remediation: findings closed against plan; reviewed quarterly with the CFSO and the Board
• Audit outcome: no material audit adjustments proposed by the external firm; reviewed annually
• Function capability: a documented procedure in place for every cycle and cross-coverage for every critical recurring task; reviewed quarterly

Required:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, and an active CPA license. Preferred:
Master's in Accounting or MBA.

Required:

8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting audit experience and multi-entity month-end close and consolidation.

Required:

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